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The instructions are pretty much same as for 12.04 LTS, which I described in detail here.
Though to make it complete:
1/ Bootup, login as root, click "Install VMWare tools" from your host machine
2/ mount the ISO:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
you might need to make directory for it first:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom
3/ copy the files from there to temp:
cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz /tmp
4/ unpack it:
tar -xvzf VMwareTools*.tar.gz
5/ do the installation (you can omit -d Read more [...]

This how-to basically follows what's been said here already, updated links for new version.
0) Do the basic system installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Server or Desktop)
1) wget the installer
wget https://www.vmware.com/go/tryworkstation-linux-64
2) set the downloaded file as executable (optionally rename using mv or GUI):
sudo chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-12.0.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle
3) run the installation:
./VMware-Workstation-Full-12.0.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle
4) finish the installation Read more [...]

Yeah I know, there is maybe dozen howtos on this topic, but I think there is always space to do a "how to" even more easy to use or just more recent (up-to-date).
What do you need?
Basically a webhosting running PHP and MySQL. Except for special hostings like some "free to a domain" - most webhostings starting at 5 USD / year do offer this.
How to prepare the database?
Assuming you have MySQL server ready, just access the phpMyAdmin (just ask your webhoster about it) and click Databases and Create Read more [...]